Advanced Mathematics 1: Morse Code

by Dæv Tremblay

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I recently wrote an article, on Heavy Blog Is Heavy, about twelve-tone technique, dodecaphony, tone row system, whatever you want to call it (read it here). And while it was fun, I only could go so deep into theory, not to alienate the diversity of readers, each with their own proficiency in music theory. So, this exercise got me into gears and I now want to do more of this, and go as deep as I personally can, so I’m beginning the Advanced Mathematics series, where I’ll pick a topic that takes from both math and music and try … Read more

OSR: June 15th, 2016

by Dæv Tremblay

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You might want to stay, there’s a surprise inside…
But first of all, Pace House are releasing their new album… today! Forever Existing Place is somewhere between the chiller songs of CHON and TTNG. It’s on the mellow side of math rock, which retains almost none of what makes math rock math, but there’s still some display of musicianship, and the sonic characteristics of the genres are kept. It’s really good, especially for a relaxed listening session.

Next up is Vukari‘s newest album, Divination. It comes out on August first, and it’s a blend of post-metal and… Read more

Dreare – Blank and Forward

by Jeff Nixon

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Dreare is an instrumental post-metal band from the Czech Republic, whom I was introduced to last year when Dave covered them in a One Sentence Review. Being a fan of instrumental metal I decided to check them out, and i’m glad I did!

The trio’s debut album, Blank and Forward, is full of subtleties and nuances. Reverb and feedback are used heavily, making the music sound raw and natural. The lack of complexity in the music also helps accentuate this, as you’re paying just as much attention to the space in between notes, as you are the … Read more

OSR: June 9th, 2016

by Dæv Tremblay

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Here’s what caught my ear lately.
Yūgen‘s album, Death by Water, is simply a fantastic avant-garde metal album. I won’t go into much details as I believe Dillon will write a review on it, but go and listen to it!

Canadian experimental electronic artist Fucking ???? ?? 2007 released this very good trap-like album. It’s pretty bleak, but it’s really cool. Also, for their next album I had the chance to collaborate some bass guitar for one track! Be sure to check that. Belarus’s own Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum released their new occulthematic atmospheric technical death metal album, Prajecyrujučy Sinhuliarnaje Wypramieńwańnie … Read more

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by Dæv Tremblay

covereximperitusHailing straight from the country of Belarus, Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum gained attention to the public eye with their demo, in 2013, because of their absurdly lengthy and convoluted band name and song titles, but remained in our mind because their music was frankly good. They’re playing some [very] brutal death metal with a touch of tech-death and atmospheric thrown in for good measure. Moreover, behind the name lies hidden a very interesting, occult world and concept. It is, according to the band itself, an agglutinative neologism, with loans from Latin, Ancient Egyptian, Akkadian and Sumerian terms of “the Chaosatanic tradition”. I quote, … Read more